Country: England / United Kingdom

British bomb vessel built in 1804.

British cutter lost in 1768, presumed foundered in the English Channel.

During the Third Anglo-Dutch War, Prince served as a flagship of the Lord High Admiral the Duke of York (later James II & VII.) During the Battle of Solebay (1672) she was in the center of the English fleet that was attacked by the Dutch center led by Admiral Michiel de Ruyter.

First English Royal Yacht. Built in 1660.

About the Vessel This is a model of a bomb vessel. Note the mortar located on the centerline forward of the mainmast. Webmasters note: The model is possibly misnamed or simply representative of the type. I could find no record of a bomb vessel named “Lion’s Whelp”, but a number […]

Armed transport famous for mutiny

HMS Victory is best known for her role as Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar

Launch for the British Battleship HMS Rodney

When sunk by the German battelship Bismark, during the Battle of the Denmark Strait, of the 1418 men aboard, only 3 survived.

Captain Bligh and his followers were forced into this launch following mutiny on the HMS Bounty. They sailed 47 days seeking safety with the loss of only one man.